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[benckie]

no im more of a spitter cobby,

all the best with your new set up benyboy

[cobby]

Thanks Mate should get the uv this week if the tank goes pear shaped i will know who to blame

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

hahaa thanks benkie very greatful of your help haha nic mate lol im thinkn of starting up a journal because i actualy built my stand from scratch at school haha looking great at the moment thanks again guys and yes you realy cant beat suking s**t through a hose lol
cheers ben

[bennyboy]

hay cobby do you think i should get a uv i mean its worthwhile right i mean i dont want any nasties in my tank so is this the safe option

[NicholasC]

UV are great if you want that added secuirty, ask shane he knows a huge ammount on UV's

Shane can you leave UV's on while cycling or will it kill benifical bacteria aswell? I might buy a 9v internal and UV for my discus tank, just wondering when i can turn it on.

[bennyboy]

can you leave the uv on full time or do yopu have to tunr it on and of all the time ive heard good things from these however never known how the work and how to youse them cheers ben

[NicholasC]

Most of the time they are a bulb that water in pipes travel past. They are left on 24/7 and it is just a pump that draws in water and passes it back again.

[bennyboy]

o ok i see can you clip it onto one of the inlet or outlet tubes of the cannister filter or is there a pecific way of connecting it cheers nik

ben

[cobby]

hay cobby do you think i should get a uv i mean its worthwhile right i mean i dont want any nasties in my tank so is this the safe option

Your asking the wrong man mate .

benckie is the expert on uvs

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

ahhh i see i suppose he probly sells them aswell benkie would be great to find out how i can use this on my 4ft tank seems like money well spent if you ask me prety intersted if i can easily fit it to my cannister filter
cheers ben

[NicholasC]

The uv's are normally external and a powerhead just pumps it into the tube and back into the tank. But AOA (age of aquariums) has some interal filters with 9v and some 12v internals with powerheads. Your looking at about $40-$200 for a UV which isn't bad for what they do

[bennyboy]

haha yes i have seen those advertsised before however while i was in melbourne a small chinese bloke at the fish store was showing me this attachment that kinda clips onto the tube half way up the output tube and from there the uv thingo is connected , im not shore if thats right shane but if you have something similar would be intersted in buying one
cheers ben

[cobby]

Have a look here mate 10% for members

http://www.aquariumproducts.com/

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

cheers cobby so this powerhead http://www.aquariump...au/prod1549.htm is something i should buy right and just incert it into the tank simple as that hay
cheers ben

[cobby]

Ive got one on order for my small tank not tried it yet Mate so cant advise

Like i said benckie is the ducks nuts on UVS

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

haha alright thanks for your help though just wont to get this right the first time cause im puttin most of my money time and effort into this and i mean im only 16 lol should look good in the finsihed result cheers once again will get pictures of my stand being made in progress at school and will have to pm benkie about these uv's once again thanks for the information
cheers ben

[cobby]

Your welcome Mate

Look foward to seeing your pics

Good luck

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

They should be up in the next week im thinking about going to the next pcs meeting/ auction i hope i can meet up with some of you guys seem realy friendly and helpful cheers have a goodone

Ben

[cobby]

Hey ben im only a beginer myself you came to the right place mate.

I found there are a lot of people on this site that are only to happy to help.

Thats great for guys like me and you

Would be great to meet you in person at the auction its my first time as well

Regards Cobby

[bennyboy]

I think i should be there and id like to meet more poepl who have the same intrest that we share should be good to get along and we can hand handy advice over and see some awsome fish at the meeting that other top breeders and hobbiest are curious about. Nic if you need a lift mate would be more than happy to take ya if you want to come hope to see you there cobby haha have a good one

Cheers Ben